List of Syrian flags
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The following is a list of flags used in Syria.
Civil and state flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 | 2024–present | Flag of Syria | 2011 design based on the 1930 flag but with 2:3 ratio and with more close and bigger stars. |
Government flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2025–present | Flag of Syrian Government and Syrian army | Emblem of Syria on green Field |
 | 2025–present | Alternative flag of Syrian Government | Emblem of Syria on basalt Field |
Presidential flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1941–1958, 1961–1963, 2025–present | Presidential flag of Syria | A horizontal tricolour of dark green, white and black with 3 red stars.[1] |
.svg) | 1958–1961 | Presidential flag of the United Arab Republic | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with 2 dark green stars. The coloured emblem of the United Arab Republic is at the top-left hoist. |
.svg) | 1963–1972 | Presidential flag of Syria | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with 3 dark green stars.[1][2] |
.svg) | 1972–1980 | Presidential flag of Syria | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with the emblem of Federation of Arab Republics. |
Royal flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1920 | Royal flag of Syria | A horizontal tricolour of black, dark green and white with a crown to the right on the center and a red triangle flipped with a white 8-pointed star inside. |
Shahada flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2024–present[3] | Alongside the independence flag, a white flag displaying the Shahada was used during the early days of the Syrian Transitional Government and its military.[4] later being used by pro-Government Syrians.[5] | A white field featuring the Shahada in an elongated Thuluth script. |
Administrative flags
Administrative Divisions of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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?–present | Flag of the Jazira Region | |
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?–2024 | Flag of the Afrin Region |
Military flags
Current era
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2025–present | Flag of the Ministry of Defense | Seen during an official visit by the Deputy Minister of Defense in 2025.[6] |
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2025–present | Flag of the Syrian Armed Forces | |
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1950–present | Flag of Syrian Navy | Still in use after the end of the Ba'athist era.[7] |
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2025–present | Flag of the 42nd Division, Syrian Army | Seen during training exercises of the division in 2025.[8] |
Ba'athist era
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1980–2024 | Flag of the Chief of the General Staff | |
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1980–2024 | Flag of the Ministry of Defense | |
 | 1980–2024 | Flag of Syrian Arab Armed Forces | Flag of Syria with the Coat of Arms of the Syrian Armed Forces in the top left hand corner. Across the top the flag says "Homeland Honor Devotion" (وطن شرف إخلاص), and "Syrian Arab Army" (الجيش العربي السوري) across the bottom.[9][10] |
 | 1945–2024 | Flag of Syrian Army | Green background with the coat of arms of the army in the middle of center.[9][10] |
| 1950–2024 | Flag of Syrian Navy | Blue background with the coat of arms of the navy in the middle of center.[9][10] |
 | post-2007–2024 | Flag of Syrian Air Force | Turquoise background with their badge in the middle of the center.[9][10] |
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?–2024 | Flag of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate | |
| ?–2024 | Flag of the National Defence Forces | ||
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?–2024 | Flag of the 3rd Armoured Division | |
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?–2024 | Flag of the 7th Mechanized Division |
Ensigns
- Ba'athist-era
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1980–2024 | Flag of Syrian Air Defence Force Ensign | Air force blue background with the Syrian flag to the top left hoist and the roundel of the air force at the middle of the center.[9][10] |
Ethnic flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–present | Flag of the Yazidis | Red and white vertical blocks with a yellow 24-pointed star.[11] |
.svg) | ?–present | Flag used by Syrian Druze[12][13][14] | Five stripes of green, red, yellow, blue, white. |
 | ?–present | Flags used by Syrian Turkmens | Two-part, vertically divided field of azure or turquoise and white, with red crescent and star resembling that of Turkey. |
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Historical flags
Arab Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 | 661–750 | Flag of The Umayyad Caliphate | A White Field. |
 | 750–940 | Flag of The Abbasid Caliphate Caliphate | A Simple Black Field. |
Crusader States
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1098–1144 | Flag of the County of Edessa | |
 | 1098–1268 | Flag of the Principality of Antioch | |
 | 1102–1289 | Flag of the County of Tripoli |
Ayyubid Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1174–1260 | Reconstruction of Saladin's personal standard | A Golden Field with a crimson double-headed eagle in the center. |
Mamluk Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1260–1516 | Flag of The Mamluk Sultanate | |
.svg) | 1260–1516 | Flag of The Mamluk Sultanate (Variant) |
Ottoman Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1516–1793 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | Red field with a green disc in the center and three golden crescent moons inside the disc. |
.svg) | 1793–1844 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | A red field with a white crescent moon and an eight-pointed star. |
.svg) | 1844–1918 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | A red field with a white crescent moon and a five-pointed star. |
French Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1916-1946 | Flag of The French Third Republic, the French State and the Provisional Government of the French Republic | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). |
.svg) | 1942-1944 | Flag of Free France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with The Cross of Lorraine. |
States during French mandatory rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1920–1925 | Flag of the State of Aleppo | |
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1920–1925 | Flag of the State of Damascus | |
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1920–1936 | Flag of the Alawite State | |
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1921–1924 | Flag of the Jabal Druze State | |
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1924–1936 | Flag of the Jabal Druze State | |
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1921–1936 | Civil flag of the Jabal Druze State |
Hatay state
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1938–1939 | Flag of the independent Hatay State |
Former Syrian states
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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.svg) | 1920 | Flag of the Arab Kingdom of Syria | Tricolor consisting of black, green and white stripes with a red triangle and a seven-pointed star. 1:2 ratio. |
.svg) | 1920–1922 | Flag of the Mandate of Syria | Sky blue field charged with a crescent moon at its centre and the flag of France in the upper hoist |
 | 1922–1930 | Flag of the Syrian Federation (1922–1925) and the State of Syria (1925–1930) | Green, white, green triband with the flag of France in the upper hoist |
 | 1930–1958 | Flag of the First Syrian Republic (1930–1950) and the Second Syrian Republic | Tricolor consisting of green, white and black stripes with three red stars in the centre white stripe. 1:2 ratio. |
 | 1958–1961 | Flag of the United Arab Republic | Tricolor consisting of red, white and black stripes with two green stars in the centre white stripe representing the union of Syria and Egypt. 2:3 ratio. |
| 1961–1963 | Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic | Reversion to 1930 and 2025 design. |
.svg) | 1963–1972 | Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic | Tricolor consisting of red, white and black stripes with three green stars in the centre white stripe. 1:2 ratio. |
.svg) | 1972–1980 | Flag of Syria in the Federation of Arab Republics | Tricolor consisting of red, white and black stripes with a golden Hawk of Quraish in the centre white stripe. 2:3 ratio. Flag shared with Egypt and Libya. |
,_Flag_of_Syria_(1980–2024).svg) | 1980–2024 | Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic | Reversion to 1958 design. |
Organization flags
Ba'athist and Assadist organizations
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 2013–present | Flag of Sootoro | White background with the logo in the middle of center. | |
 | 2011–present | Flag of Syrian Resistance | Red background with their insignia in the middle of center. |
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2012–present | Ceremonial flag of Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas | Gold bordered banner with the gold colored text "يا قمر بني هاشم" (O Moon of the Hashemite Clan) in Arabic calligraphy |
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2014–present | Flag of the Liwa Fatemiyoun | |
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2024–present | Flag of the Islamic Resistance Front in Syria | A white field with Arabic calligraphy in black, green, and red, often associated with pan-Arabism. The dominant red letter "ل" in the Arabic text extends upwards, forming a stylized rifle with a clenched fist, a common symbol of the Islamic resistance movements. Below the central inscription, the text "جبهة المقاومة الإسلامية في سوريا" (The Islamic Resistance Front in Syria) identifies the group. |
Syrian opposition flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2014–2015 | Flag of the Hazzm Movement | White background with the text shahada with two swords merged and one green Arabic text at the bottom. |
 | 2014–Present | Flag of the Sham Legion | White background with the logo in the middle of center. |
 | 2013–Present | Flag of the Sultan Murad Brigade | A red background with golden Arabic text with a golden line separating two lines.[15] |
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2016–present | Flag of the Sultan Suleiman Shah Division | |
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2013–present | Flag of the al-Moutasem Brigade | |
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?–present | Flag of Ahrar al-Sham | White background with a green half-flower at the middle-top with the Arabic calligraphy "حركة أحرار الشام الإسلامية" (Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement) below it, a green line below that with the text "أحرار الشام" (Ahrar al-Sham) below that |
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2015‒2017 | A variant of the Syrian opposition flag used by Liwa Ahfad Saladin | A horizontal tricolour of green, white, and black. Centered on the white stripe are three red symbols spaced side by side: on the left is a cross, in the middle is a Kurdish Sun, and on the right is a crescent. |
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?–present | Flag of the National Front for Liberation | |
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2016–present | Flag of the Free Idlib Army | |
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2013–2017 | Flag of the 13th Division | |
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2015—present | Flag of the Northern Division | |
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2012–2015 | Flag of the Knights of Justice Brigade | White background with red Arabic text on the top and bottom with a horse's head mixed with the old Syrian flag. |
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2012–present | Alternative flag of the Mountain Hawks Brigade | |
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2015–2025 | Flag of the Jaysh al-Nasr |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 | 2014‒2015 | Flag of the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council | White background with an eagle that is colored with the flag of the Syrian revolution that also has the shape of two and shaking with the text below it "مجلس قيادة الثورة السورية" and "SYRIAN REVOLUTION COMMAND COUNCIL" |
.svg) | 2014 | Flag of the 5th Corps | |
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2013–present | Alternate flag of the 21st Combined Force | Syrian revolutionary flag with the yellow text "تجمع القوة 21" (21st Combined Force) below it |
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Former flag of the 21st Combined Force | ||
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2014–2017 | Flag of the Army of Mujahedeen | |
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2013–2014 | Administration flag of the Islamic Front | White background with the shahada text on top, then the logo on black at the bottom. |
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War flag of the Islamic Front | Black background with the shahda text on top, then the logo at the bottom. | |
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2015–2025 | Administration flag of the Jaysh Al Islam | |
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War flag of the Jaysh Al Islam |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 | 2018–2024 | Flag of the Syrian Salvation Government | A horizontal tricolour of green, white, and black. Centered with a red shahada. |
 | 2017–2024 | Flag of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham | White field with a teal horizontal stripe and a central circular emblem containing the Shahada in white Arabic calligraphy on a green background, surrounded by a black-and-white Greek key pattern. |
| Link to File | 2015–present | Flag of Ajnad Al-Kavkaz | Black field with white Arabic inscriptions, including the Shahada at the top and the name "أجناد القوقاز" (Ajnad al-Kavkaz) at the bottom, separated by a stylized mountain emblem representing the Caucasus region. Black representing defiance and white symbolizing faith and purity. |
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2012–present | Flag of Katibat Jabal al-Islam | White field with black Shahada (Islamic declaration of faith) in bold Kufic script, while the Seal of Muhammad, containing the words "Muhammad is the messenger of Allah," is centrally positioned in a circular format. Below, the text "كتيبة جبل الإسلام" (Katibat Jabal al-Islam) identifies the militant group. |
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2016–present | Flag of Junud al-Makhdi | Green field, which may symbolize paradise or religious devotion in Islamic eschatology, with the Shahada inscribed in black and white Kufic script across the center. On the hoist side, a circular seal containing the words “Muhammad is the messenger of Allah”, a common element in jihadist flags. |
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2019 – present | Flag of the Movement of Salah al-Din the Kurd | Green field with the Shahada (Islamic declaration of faith) inscribed in white Thuluth script, |
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2019 – present | Flag of the Islamic Jihad Union | |
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2017– present | Flag of Katibat al-Ghuraba al-Turkestan |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 | 2012–2024 | Flag of the Ansar al-Sham | |
 | 2014–2015 | Flag of the Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta | Banner with white Shahada calligraphy with a yellow outline |
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2012‒2016 | Flag of Leon Sedov Brigade |
Salafi Jihadist groups
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2012‒2016 | Flag of the Jabhat al-Nusra | |
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2012‒2016 | Flag of Jaysh Muhammad in Bilad al-Sham | |
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2014‒2015 | Flag of Mujahideen Shura Council | |
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2014–2017 | Flag of Jund al-Aqsa | Black background with white Shahada calligraphy with the text "جند الأقصى" (Jund al-Aqsa) below it |
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?–present | Flag of Imam Bukhari Jamaat | Black background with a white shahada with the text "جماعة الإمام البخاري" (Imam Bukhari Jamaat) under it |
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2018‒2020 | Flag of Rouse the Believers Operations Room | |
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2018‒2025 | Flag of Ansar al-Tawhid | |
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2018‒2025 | Flag of Tanzim Hurras al-Din | |
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Alternate flag of Tanzim Hurras al-Din | ||
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2014‒present | Flag of Ansar al-Din Front | |
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2014‒2016 | Flag of Harakat Sham al-Islam | Black background with a bent line with the crescent joint, under them is the shahada text with another Arabic text at the bottom. |
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2001-2003 | Flag of Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan | |
| 2007‒2025 | Flag of Jama'at Ansar al-Islam | ||
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2020‒? | Flag of Jihad Coordination | |
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2020‒? | Flag of the Ansar Fighters Brigade | |
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2007‒2016 | Flag of Caucasian Emirate | |
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2013‒2017 | Flag of Ajnad al-Sham | Black background with white Shahada calligraphy with the text "أجناد الشام" (Ajnad al-Sham) under it |
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2012–Present | Flag of Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar | Black background with a white shahada above a sword with the text "لواء المهاجرون والأنصار" (Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar) under it |
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2013‒2014 | Flag of the Green Battalion | |
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2014‒present | Flag of Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad | |
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2017‒present | Flag of Imam Bukhari Jamaat | |
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2006–present | Flag of Fatah al-Islam | |
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early 2012–2015 | Flag of Liwaa al-Umma | Black background with the shahada text with a sword at the bottom of it with another Arabic text on the bottom of it. |
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2025–present | Flag of Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah | |
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2012–2016 | Flag of Islamic Muthanna Movement | |
Kurdish and pro-Kurdish organizations
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 | 10 October 2015–present | Flag of the Syrian Democratic Forces | Light yellow background with the map of Syria (Including the disputed Hatay Province) with the Euphrates river as well with the text below it, "قوات سوريا الديمقراطية", and "Hêzên Sûriya Demokratîk", and "ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܬܐ" all translating to the Syrian Democratic Forces. |
 | 2011–present | Flag of the People's Defense Units | Yellow banner with a green outline with a red star with a green outline in the middle containing the letters "YPG" on the left, right, and bottom of the star, respectively. |
 | 2011–present | Flag of the YPG International | Yellow banner with a green outline with a red star with a green outline and a black stripe behind it with the white text in the middle of the red star "YPG" and on the black stripe the white text being "Enternasyonel". |
 | April 2013–present | Flag of the Women's Protection Units | Green banner with a yellow outline with a red star with a yellow outline with the yellow text "YPJ" on the right, bottom, and left of the star, respectively. |
 | 2003–present | Flag of the Democratic Union Party | |
 | 2011–present | Flag of the Movement for a Democratic Society | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Al-Sanadid Forces | |
| ?–present | Flag of the Seljuk Brigade | ||
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2014–2018 | Flag of Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa | |
 | 2013–present | Flag of the Syriac Military Council | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Syriac Military Council | |
 | 2019–present | Flag of the Martyr Nubar Ozanyan Brigade | |
| Link to File | ?–present | Flag of the Manbij Military Council | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Euphrates Liberation Brigade | |
| Link to File | ?–present | Flag of the Al-Bab Military Council | |
| Link to File | ?–present | Flag of the Jarabulus Military Council | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Deir ez-Zor Military Council | |
| Link to File | ?–present | Flag of the Serê Kaniyê Military Council | |
| Link to File | ?–present | Flag of the Tal Abyad Military Council | |
| Link to File | ?–present | Flag of the Asayish | |
.jpg) | ?–present | Flag of the Self-Defense Forces (NES regions) | |
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?–present | Flag of the People's Defence Forces | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Free Women's Units | |
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2014–2015 | Flag of the People's Liberation Faction | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the International Freedom Battalion | |
 | 2005–present | Flag of the Kurdistan Workers' Party | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Marxist–Leninist Communist Party (Turkey) | |
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?–present | Flag of the Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Liberation Army of the Workers and Peasants of Turkey | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Maoist Communist Party (Turkey) | |
_flag.svg) | ?–present | Flag of the United Freedom Forces | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Marxist–Leninist Armed Propaganda Unit | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Revolutionary Communard Party | |
 | ?–present | Flag of Türkiye Devrim Partisi | |
 | ?–present | Flag of Sosyal İsyan | |
_flag.svg) | ?–present | Flag of Kadın Özgürlük Gücü | |
 | ?–2017 | Flag of Devrimci Karargâh | |
 | 2014–present | Flag of the Marxist–Leninist Party (Communist Reconstruction) | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Revolutionary Communard Party/Birli | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Revolutionary Union for Internationalist Solidarity | |
 | ?–2018 | Flag of the International Revolutionary People's Guerrilla Forces | |
 | ?–2018 | Flag of the Queer Insurrection and Liberation Army | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Bob Crow Brigade | |
 | 2017–present | Flag of the Anarchist Struggle | |
 | ?–present | Flag of the Henri Krasucki Brigade |
Political party flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 | 1986–present | Flag of Syrian Communist Party | Red background with the communist symbol. |
 | 2013–2024 | Flag of Arab Nationalist Guard | Black background with the emblem colors switched. |
 | 1963–2024 | Flag of Ba'ath Party | Black, white and green horizontal rectangles with a red flipped triangle to the left hoist. |
| 2017–present | Flag of Democratic Union Party | White background with their emblem. |
 | 1932–present | Flag of Syrian Social Nationalist Party | Black background with their logo. |
 | 2015–present | Flag of Turkistan Islamic Party | Black field with the Shahada at the top in calligraphy. Below, in smaller Arabic script, the text reads “الحزب الإسلامي التركستاني لنصرة أهل الشام” (Turkistan Islamic Party for the Support of the People of al-Sham). Black represents militancy and religious struggle, and white symbolizes purity and faith.[16] |
| Link to File | 2000–2005 | Flag of Bethnahrin National Council | Blue background with a 32-pointed yellow star and wheats crossed below it, below the wheats are Syriac Aramaic text and the text "GHB". On the top left hoist is a red shooting star.[17][18] |
